Thanos Mikroutsikos

Thanos Mikroutsikos (13 April 1947-28 December 2019) was a Greek composer and politician. Born in Patras, Greece, he became involved in student opposition to the Greek military junta from 1967 to 1974; he was persecuted for his democratic activities and ideas. After the junta's collapse, he openly supported the Communist Party of Greece, having formerly been a Maoist. In 1975, he officially debuted as a composer, releasing his last album in 2009. From 1994 to 1996, he served as Minister of Culture in the PASOK government. He died in 2019 at the age of 72.